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Samsung launches HL-S5686C iDCR DLP TV, TWC goes OCAP
Although last year's lovefest with OCAP was short lived after CES concluded, it seems that we're actually seeing the fruits of Samsung, Time Warner, and Advance/Newhouse Communications' labor towards getting OCAP in the home. Today Samsung unveiled its OpenCable-compliant HL-S5686C iDCR DLP HDTV alongside Time Warner's shiny new SMT-H3050 HD set-top box (for folks without the aforementioned set), and the group announced that "interactive digital cable services are now live" in TWC's New York City systems. Furthermore, the cable provider stated that it would soon embark on the expansion pathway, blazing trails to get the goods to Milwaukee, WI and other cities covered by Advance/Newhouse's Bright House Networks cable systems. The new cable services include TWC's OCAP Digital Navigator as well as its in-house-developed interactive program guide, and should be available to interested customers right now in the selected area(s). Moreover, Time Warner is opening up the wonders of OCAP for all to discover as a part of its "Home to the Future" exhibit, which is a four-story interactive installation within the firm's center in NYC's Columbus Circle. So if you're eager to give this OCAP thing a whirl, the newfangled display will be open to the public starting today, and will continue to be for three weeks.
LG's OCAP-equipped 42PC1DN HD plasma on the way
Looking for a dash of DRM right on your television set, without having to turn to your cable or satellite provider? LG has just the thing, as it's finally getting set to drop a 42-inch HD plasma that sports "built-in OCAP (open cable application platform) technology," presumably nestled close to the integrated downloadable content protection (DCAS). The 42PC1DN also rocks multistream CableCARD support, "iDCR interactive capabilities," and HD interactive services such as HD VOD. While the full skinny of specs hasn't yet been revealed, be sure to keep an eye out for more tidbits on this set during the buildup to CES.
